We Recommend: The Illustrations of Monica Ramos

We are addicted to Pinterest, in case you didn't already know, and have recently found ourselves stumbling across the same amazing illustrator again and again. Upon closer examination, we discovered it was the work of Monica Ramos, an artist originally from Manila, who graduated from Parson's and lives in New York. Her illustrations are playful and have the most beautiful color palates. We want to frame them all.

You can view more of her work here.

David Downton's Portraits

Naomi Campbell on the Versace runway

British artist David Downton has been sketching fashion show illustrations and drawing celebrity portraits for the past twenty years.  His whimsically elegant work has been featured at Claridge's in London and in Vanity Fair, most recently for his portraits of the magazine's International Best Dressed honorees.  We are inspired by his illustrations, and many of his subjects are our own Style Icons.  These are some of our favorites, and you can see more of his work on Downton's site.  Should you feel inspired, he does do commissions...

Sofia Coppola

Cate Blanchett

Hamish Bowles

Catherine Deneuve

YSL Couture

The Bold Italic's SF vs. LA Illustrations

Inspired by the Paris versus New York illustration series, illustrator Annalisa van den Bergh decided to create a California cities version for the Bold Italic.  It's a great concept, and one we would love to see built on.  You can view some of her illustrations below, the rest are at this link. 

All images via The Bold Italic